- Date
- May 16, 1982, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Toughkenamon, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3673FNorth American SNJ-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820516022339A
- Case key
- 72851
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the pilot, takeoff and departure were normal, however, shortly after the first power reduction the engine lost power and windmilled to touchdown. The pilot in the rear seat took control of the aircraft and landed in a plowed field. The loss of power was attributed to a master rod separation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3673F
- Reported as
- North American SNJ-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 90907
- Airframe hours
- 4,500
- Engine
- P & W 1340, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Colonial Flying Corps
- Registered owner
- Colonial Flying Corps
- Departed
- Toughkenamon, PA
- Destination
- New London, PA
- Airport
- New Garden Flying Field, runway 24, 3,400 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,200 total · 200 in this make and model · 4,200 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3673F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.